Car-coupling



(No Model.)

W. R. JENKINS, Jr.

GAR COUPLING. No. 350,746. Patented Oct. 12, 1886.

with case 0 ihviTsn STATES IVILLIAM R. JENKINS, JR, OF BELLEFONTE,PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,756, dated October12, 1886.

- Application filed February 23, 1886. Serial No. 192,922. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM 1. JENKINS, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bellefonte, in the county of Centre and StateofPennsyl vania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improved carcoupler, which is adapted to beapplied to any railroadcar without changing the construction of the pin,link, or draw-head; and it consists in a lifting-bar provided with apair of collars for permitting a limited endwise movement of said bar,combined with a pair of slotted hangers, which support said bar andpermit a com pensating movement of the same lengthwise of the car,whereby the operator can remain out side of the buffers and lift thelink into posi tion for entering the draw-head of the approaching car,all as will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

For a better understanding of the details of construction andarrangement of the several parts, attention is invited to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the endsill or platform of a railroad-car provided with my improved couplingdevice, and Fig. 2 a

front View of the same and the parts of my coupling.

Like letters of reference denote correspond ing parts in both figures.

A denotes the end sill or platform of a railroad-car, B B the buffers, Gthe draw-head, and D the link, all of which parts may be of the usualconstruction.

E is the lifting-bar, which is arranged transverse] y under the car, andis supported by hangers FF, secured to the bottom of the car, preferablyon the outside of the buffer. This lifting-bar is preferably madeT-shaped at each end to form a convenient handle, and at its center isbent like a bail to pass under the draw-head and to catch and supportthe link when the bar is turned so as to raise this bent portion.

The hangers F F,which support the liftingbar, are each slottedlengthwise of the car, so that in case the bent portion of the bar iscaught between the draw-heads the bar will be free to slide back anddrop to its normal position. Another reason for making slotted bearingsin the hangers is that the draw-heads do not always project the samedistance out from the car, and to overcome the dit'ticulty incident tosuch variations the bar can be moved back or forward the distancerequired to bring its bent portion properly under the link.

On the bar E, between its bent portion and the hangers F F, are securedtwo collars, E E, which are for the purpose of allowing an endwisemovement of the lil'tingbar in case it may be necessary to move thelinksidewise.

In operation the T-handle on either end of the lifting-bar is graspedand turned so as to bring the bent portion up in the direction indicatedby the dotted lines in Fig. 1, when the link is caught and may be heldup in the desired position for entering the draw-head of the approachingcar. On having entered the draw-head of thcapproachiug car, the handleis let go and the bar drops down to its normal position.

The advantage asserted for my improved coupling device is that it may beattached to and detached from any railroad-car without necessitating anychange whatever in the pin, link, or draw-head. Besides, it is cheaper,easier to make and to apply, and more efficient than others of itsclass.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a ear-coupler, the combination of the bent lifting-bar E, forguiding the link, the slotted hangers F F, for supporting said bar, andthe collars E E, secured on said bar be tween its bent portion and thehangers, substa-ntiall y as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a. car-coupler, the combination of the lifting-bar E, made in asingle continuous piece, with a T-handle at each end and a bent portionat the center; a pair of slotted hangers, F F, and a pair of collarssecured to said bar on the inside of the hangers,substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

XVILLIAM Vitnesses:

HARRY KELLER, J NO. IRWIN, Jr.

JENKINS, JR.

